usurp

u·surp  (y-sûrp, -zûrp)

v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surps

v.tr.

1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.

2. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land.

3. To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant.

v.intr.

To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.

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[Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin srpre, to take into use, usurp; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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u·surper n.

u·surping·ly adv.

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usurp [yewz-zurp]

Verb

to seize a position or power without authority [Latin usurpare to take into use]

usurpation n
usurper n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	usurp - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" take over, arrogate, seize, assume take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" appropriate, conquer, seize, capture - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process" raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
	2.	usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

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usurp

verb seize, take over, assume, take, appropriate, wrest, commandeer, arrogate, infringe upon, lay hold of

Translations

usurp [juːˈzəːp] vt → usurpar

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usurp [juːˈzəːp] vt → usurper

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usurp [juːˈzəːp] vt [+ title, position] → an sich acc reißen

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usurp [juːˈzəːp] vt → usurpare

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usurp

v usurp [juˈzəːp]

to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority. oorweldig, onregmatig neem يَغْتَصِب заграбвам uchvátit; přisvojit si tilrane sig; bemægtige sig an sich reißen σφετερίζομαι usurpar anastama غصب کردن anastaa usurper לִתפוֹס בְכּוֹח हड़प लेना, छीन लेना uzurpirati, svojatati bitorol {{XB}}hrifsa völd usurpare 奪う užgrobti uzurpēt; sagrābt merampas usurperen rane til seg, legge beslag på przywłaszczyć sobie usurpar a uzurpa узурпировать uchvátiť, zmocniť sa nasilno se polastiti prigrabiti tillskansa sig, lägga beslag på ชิง zorla almak, gasp etmek 篡奪, 篡位 узурпувати, незаконно захоплювати بالجبر قبضہ کرنا chiếm, chiếm đoạt 篡夺, 篡位

n uˈsurper

oorweldiger مُغْتَصِب узурпатор uchvatitel raner unberechtigter Besitzergreifer σφετεριστής usurpador anastaja غاصب anastaja usurpateur/-trice תוֹפֵס בְּכּוֹחַ छीनने वाला uzurpator bitorló valdaræningi usurpatore, usurpatrice 強奪者 uzurpatorius uzurpators perampas usurpator (tron)raner uzurpator usurpador uzurpator узурпатор uchvatiteľ uzurpator uzurpator usurpator, troninkräktare, person som tillskansar sig ngt ผู้ช่วงชิง zorla alan kimse, gaspçı 篡位者 узурпатор حق مارنے والا người chiếm đoạt 篡位者